Legislation Expands the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act to Ensure All Survivors Have Timely Access to Care Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan applauded the Illinois House of Representatives for passing legislation ensuring survivors of sexual assault receive appropriate medical care and increase successful prosecutions[Read More…]
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Illinois’ Long Range Transportation Plan Released; Project Proposals Sought for Planning, Research
SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Today, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced the release of its Long Range Transportation Plan. The Plan is intended to help advance sustainable and multimodal solutions that support local goals and grow the state’s economy. The public comment period ends May 16.[Read More…]
Ben Carson Should Follow the Example of Former Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne and Experience Life in Public Housing
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Two things have been made perfectly clear by the Trump Administration. First, only the wealthy deserve a ‘real’ tax break and second, poor Americans are being held back by receiving public assistance. Without government subsidies, many more of ‘these’ people would be working and[Read More…]
Park Forest Teen Job Fair to be Held on Saturday, April 28
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Looking for a job? The Park Forest Youth Commission is hosting a Teen Job Fair on Saturday, April 28. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dining on the Green Banquet Hall, 349 Main Street in DownTown[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement On Judiciary Committee Passage Of Bill To Protect Special Counsel Investigation
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Senator Dick Durbin, a member of the Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Committee voted 14-7 to pass bipartisan legislation to protect the investigation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller: “Senators of both parties have made comments in the press that the Special[Read More…]
Bill Cosby Convicted of All Counts in Indecent Assault Trial
Norristown, Pennsylvania—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The jury has reached a verdict in the Bill Cosby indecent assault trial finding the 80 year old comedian guilty on all three counts levied against him. The jury deliberated for more than 14 hours over the past two days. Cosby was convicted[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Enlists Illinois High School Educators to Sound the Alarm on For-Profit Colleges
Durbin asks principals, counselors, teachers to provide students with “accurate and up-to-date information about their post-secondary education options” WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser As high school seniors are making decisions about their educational futures, Senator Dick Durbin, for the fifth consecutive year, is enlisting the help of Illinois[Read More…]
Actor and Producer David Schwimmer and Mayor Emanuel Launch #ThatsHarassment Campaign in Chicago (Video)
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Yesterday, actor and producer David Schwimmer and Mayor Emanuel launched ‘#ThatsHarassment’ in Chicago, a citywide campaign to empower victims and bystanders to speak out and provide tools for employers to create a safe work environment. The Public Service Announcements (PSAs) will appear on City[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Opens Restored Carling Hotel
Project Preserves 80 Affordable Housing Units on Chicago’s Near North Side CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Yesterday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) CEO Eugene Jones, Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. (27th) and preservation advocates to open the renovated and restored Carling Hotel, 1512 N. LaSalle Street. The[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Lawsuit Against Suburban Express for Allegedly Engaging in Discrimination, Harassment and Invasion of Student Customers’ Privacy
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit in federal court in the Northern District of Illinois against Champaign, Ill.-based Suburban Express Inc. and its owner Dennis Toeppen. The lawsuit alleges that Toeppen and Suburban Express: Discriminated against customers on the basis of race,[Read More…]
